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” where Nature leaves the ground bare give her the 
ye Dae of ay pour and believe that she may know INFORMATION FOR 
~Z something after a Partridges need places to dust 
ie and wild grasses and plants are important in the THE MUSKRAT FARMER 
YY game’s dietary. Some refuges should have no forest ; ; 
Ww at all. We must not forget the wild grass swamps Man has been engaged in the trapping of fur- 
4 for pheasants. bearing animals since the early ages. The women 
of the stone age wore furs as clothing, the modern 
women wear furs, not alone because of the warmth, 
Natural but for the beauty and their personal adornment. 
Trappers, spurred by high prices, have ruthlessly 
Muskrat Foods depleted the wild supply. The drainage and reclama- 
tion of swamp lands have destroyed the breeding 
Listed here are the gyrouds of millions of muskrats. So, if we are to 
aquatic plants important have a dependable supply of fur, they must be raised. 
as Muskrat Foods, all of Statistics compiled by Frank G. Ashbrock of the 
which are listed with  U. S. Biological Survey, show that the muskrat is 
prices and description of the most important of all fur bearers. More than 
growth and water condi- fifty per cent of all fur used today is muskrat. His 
tions required, in this glossy pelt is not only used in its natural state, but 

booklet. when dyed is sold as Hudson seal, river mink, south- 
ye Page ern beaver, neutria, otter, sable and many other 
Y¥ hid Ph oo Ci EES Sel aor oe Gum Swedes Plaga: 4 a 25 ss oat 24 popular furs. For the past few years the demand 
ye ee ee a ae e haa AP SAB ree YOIae ad for muskrat pelts has exceeded the supply by from 
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yo Wapato Duck Potato ..... 20 Cattailsmtyrencmyo rete 26 fifteen to twenty million pelts. The result of this 
° SSDALLELC OCKaun waft uieecan te kos 19 ReedaG Trassem aerrtcns 26 demand has prompted the commercial raising of 
“2s White Waterlily .......... Tome DUIUsh yh Vee Fi tee ge neta 26 this little fur bearer, by some of our largest manu- 
” INmerican ys lOtus recs. <es's « 19 iPickerelS Plan tenc...eae ee 25 facturing furriers and far-sighted individuals. Musk- 
So Deep Water Duck Potato . 18 Three-Square Rush ....... 25 : 5 : ¥ , . 
x Patlanguiw averiily (326.03. s 15 Southern Elants ) oc. ee Pal rat farming iS a business, the same as banking, 
yY Water Shield s.5...5..5..- 23 Brownleaf Pondweed ..... 23 manufacturing or mining. It is as practical as the 
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